HCM City Court hears appeal in massacre caseThe HCM City People’s Court on Monday began a two-day court of appeals session, reviewing the trial of a gang that murdered six members of a family in Binh Phuoc Province. Lawyer Le Van Nam from Binh Phuoc Lawyers Group, who defends Tien, said a death sentence for Tien was too heavy. Many people flocked to the court to follow the trial and hear the review of the case that had shocked the country last year. Police escort Nguyen Hai Duong, the direct killer and mastermind of the murders, to court on Monday. Thirdly, Nam opposed the view of the court that Tien was like the other killers, who possessed a rough, barbaric character-a key factor that had attracted the death sentence.

Source: VietNamNet News July 18, 2016 12:56 UTC